Interpretations and Meaning of Love

Interpretations and Meaning of Love

In this essay I will be writing about Love. I will be describing what

love is and I will also give the Greek interpretations of love. I will

state what the Bible says about love and what connections that has to

racism and prejudice. I will summarise and give my opinion on love.

Love is when you take away the feeling the passion and the romance for

a person and find out you still care for that person. The word love is

used to describe a variety of things but they all fall under 4 aspects

of love which the Greek’s introduced. These are:

Philia: A love for those close to family, our friends and us.

Agape: Unselfish love, loving people to whom we do not feel attracted;

people who do not respond to us and even the people we don’t like

(enemy)

Eros: Romantic love, love which is based on physical attraction.

Storage: Is the affection felt between members of a family, or

affection for pets, places, and so on.

There are various verses in the Bible, which explain the Christian

teaching about love; I am going to bring some of them to your

knowledge.

John [chapter 4,verse 20]:

‘…. If someone says, ‘I love god, while at the same time hating his

brother, he is a liar. If he does not love his brother whom he has

seen, he in incapable of loving god whom he has not seen.’

The Greek word which best describes this kind of love is Storage. Here

it is telling us that there is meant to be affection between you and

your brother. Christians believe that God is Love and therefore they

should show God's love to everyone. Jesus said that when people care

for each other, it is the same as caring...

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... a conclusion my opinions on love are that you do not need to

be religious to follow a particular set of rules laid out for us in

our religion as to how we should show love towards people. Us humans

have the power to treat people as we wish, then it is also in our hand

as to how to show love towards people. I say we should show love

towards everyone no matter who they are, as humans we have feelings

towards our loved ones, if we could feel that way when we interact

with other people than this world would be rid of all evil.

Bibliography:

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/re/ date:

6/10/03

2. CGP, Gcse religious studies, the revision guide, first edition

3. Gcse bitesize revision, first published 2002, Author: Jon Mayled

and Libby Ahluwalia

4. Teacher handout notes